Good afternoon. I just purchased a 22', and found your forum here. My name is Chris, and I've been on the water one way or another since I was about 3, fishing with parents and grandparents. I learned to sail about 17 years ago on a sunfish, and have moved up and developed my skills on borrowed or rented boats every year since then. I typically rent out in San Diego when I attend conferences there every summer, and take their Cat 25's out on the bay. I have crewed for a friend who owns a Hunter 38. I am very familiar with what a sail boat does on the water, even though I haven't taken the time to learn every formal nautical term for parts or actions.
My boat is in okay condition, being a 1972 in need of some TLC. The exterior is in pretty good shape, in need of only a solid cleaning, and new grab-handles on the roof. The interior is another story - worthy of a complete gutting and rebuild.
Fortunately, and part of the reason I got this boat, is that I work with a Scout troop. They've been talking about having a sailing adventure for 2 or 3 years now. The perfect storm has arrived - a boat in need of work, and several willing hands for labor.
My plan is to get new foam for all the cushions, and sew new covers for them. My boat has the portside quarterberth, with a funky kitchenette forward of it - a worthless little sink connected to nothing, and an old dorm fridge with a lock on the door. Those will come out, and become a gear locker, and I intend to build another berth at the main deckline or thereabouts, supported forward at the V-berth deck level, with supports added at the hull and long struts at the foot (aft) and over the gear locker. It will resemble submarine berths, with about 18 inches of headspace for those two beds, but I'm looking to pack 4 youth and 2 adults in this thing for long weekend cruises.
That's the major structural need, but the interior needs a new coat of paint, the head needs sprucing up, and other little cosmetic improvements all around to close up some of the empty space, insulate the cabin, and provide for organized stowage. I'll likely start a restoration thread for this boat once we get going, and post updates there.
Otherwise, I look forward to getting to know everyone here a little better, and learn from everyone else. Especially the little nits and details of this model, since we're providing all our own labor, and have little fundraising in place to pay for "professional help".
My boat is in okay condition, being a 1972 in need of some TLC. The exterior is in pretty good shape, in need of only a solid cleaning, and new grab-handles on the roof. The interior is another story - worthy of a complete gutting and rebuild.
Fortunately, and part of the reason I got this boat, is that I work with a Scout troop. They've been talking about having a sailing adventure for 2 or 3 years now. The perfect storm has arrived - a boat in need of work, and several willing hands for labor.
My plan is to get new foam for all the cushions, and sew new covers for them. My boat has the portside quarterberth, with a funky kitchenette forward of it - a worthless little sink connected to nothing, and an old dorm fridge with a lock on the door. Those will come out, and become a gear locker, and I intend to build another berth at the main deckline or thereabouts, supported forward at the V-berth deck level, with supports added at the hull and long struts at the foot (aft) and over the gear locker. It will resemble submarine berths, with about 18 inches of headspace for those two beds, but I'm looking to pack 4 youth and 2 adults in this thing for long weekend cruises.
That's the major structural need, but the interior needs a new coat of paint, the head needs sprucing up, and other little cosmetic improvements all around to close up some of the empty space, insulate the cabin, and provide for organized stowage. I'll likely start a restoration thread for this boat once we get going, and post updates there.
Otherwise, I look forward to getting to know everyone here a little better, and learn from everyone else. Especially the little nits and details of this model, since we're providing all our own labor, and have little fundraising in place to pay for "professional help".
